Chaos Vortex

Ambush. Release a vortex of chaos energy that inflicts conditions on foes. Allies near the caster gain boons. — In-game description

Chaos Vortex

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Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Specialization

Mirage

Weapon

Staff

Type

Ambush

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Ambush. Release a vortex of chaos energy that inflicts conditions on foes. Allies near the caster gain boons.

  Damage: 242 (0.6)^?

  Torment (8s): 176 Damage, 254 Damage if Foe Is Stationary

  Player Confusion (8s): 80 Damage, 50 Damage to Players on Skill Use, 96 Damage to Non-Players on Skill Use

  Clone Confusion (3s): 30 Damage, 50 Damage to Players on Skill Use, 96 Damage to Non-Players on Skill Use

  Bleeding (8s): 176 Damage

  Alacrity (20.5½s): +25% Skill Recharge Rate

  Alacrity (3s): +25% Skill Recharge Rate

 ₈ Might (15s): 240 Condition Damage, 240 Power

 ₄ Might (6s): 120 Condition Damage, 120 Power

  Number of Targets: 5

  Ally Boon Radius: 360

  Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Notes

• Alacrity and Might are applied near the mesmer only, not near clones.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Maximum targets reduced from 10 to 5.
October 05, 2021	Fixed a bug in which alacrity was being granted in a circle around the targeted enemy rather than around the casting mesmer.
September 21, 2021	Targeting for the boons provided by this skill will now prioritize party members and then squad members in the area before enhancing other players. This skill now additionally draws a thin circle on the ground visible by allies for 1 second, making it easier to gauge distance and positioning for granting boons to allies.
June 08, 2021	When cast by a clone, the duration of the applied confusion condition has been reduced from 8 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
May 25, 2021	Reduced alacrity applied to nearby allies from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds in PvE only.
May 12, 2021	Fixed an issue in which this skill applied more might than intended in PvP and WvW.
May 11, 2021	The projectile now only strikes enemies. Up to 10 nearby allies gain boons. The boons gained are now might (8 stacks, 15-second duration in PvE; 4 stacks, 6-second duration in PvP and WvW) and alacrity (3-second duration). (Note: Boons are applied near the mesmer only, not near clones.)
July 07, 2020	Increased the number of targets from 5 to 10.
December 03, 2019	Reduced bleed duration from 8 seconds to 4 seconds in PvP only. Reduced burn duration from 2 seconds to 1 second in PvP only. Reduced torment duration from 8 seconds to 4 seconds in PvP only.
December 11, 2018	The might granted by this skill has been changed from 3 stacks for 8 seconds to 2 stacks for 15 seconds.
March 27, 2018	Fixed a bug that caused the projectile fired by this skill to have inconsistent interactions with reflection skills.
February 08, 2018	Readjusted condition application on this skill to apply 1 stack of bleeding for 8 seconds, 1 stack of burning for 2 seconds, and 1 stack of torment for 8 seconds. Fixed a bug that allowed this attack to hit the same target multiple times.
February 07, 2018	Instead of inflicting vulnerability, this attack now inflicts 1 stack of torment for 5 seconds.
December 12, 2017	This skill now attempts to face the selected target before firing when it's targeted on foes beside or behind the caster.
November 07, 2017	Increased projectile speed by 25%. Increased projectile damage by 20%. Removed confusion and torment conditions. This skill now inflicts bleeding (2 stacks for 6 seconds), burning (1 stack for 3 seconds), and vulnerability (3 stacks for 5 seconds).
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Chaos Vortex has been added to the game.